On May 31st Relate Magazine sponsored our first Battle of the Band competition here in St. Louis. The music was excellent. The guys in all 8 bands were really great and of course Me Verse You knew how to get the crowd rocking.

All of this got us thinking… there is a lot of great talent at the local level in St. Louis, around the country and around the world. So each day in June we are going to feature a YouTube artist who is trying to make it in the music biz, and who we are loving. (If you have suggestions email us at thescene@relatemag.com)

We’re starting June 1 with someone we know personally – KJ Smith. (He happens to be married to our web editor’s sister.)

Name: KJ Smith

Location: Chicago

Age: 25

Musical style: Alt-county, Americana, Rock, Island Music

Instrument: Guitar

Influences: Jason Aldean, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Counting Crows, Randy Rogers Band, Kenny Chesney, Bob Marley

Why We Like Him: KJ has mad guitar skills; makes us wish we knew how to play.

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